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The Chinese company Huaneng Group will build Europe’s largest battery storage facility, located in the UK. The company is building a 100MW/100MWh battery faculty in Wiltshire and hopes to commence work in 2020.
https://theenergyst.com/china-to-build-europes-largest-battery-storage-scheme-in-wiltshire/

He is talking about Amapa and the court case.

Hooray............

That's a positive start to Friday .

"Czech utility to build car battery 'gigafactory' bordering Germany, lithium deposits | Radio Prague International. This are going to get very interesting now for European Metals Holdings EMH:LN @CzechLithium @CadenceMinerals"
https://www.radio.cz/en/section/news/czech-utility-to-build-car-battery-gigafactory-bordering-germany-lithium-deposits

EZ should gain control of lithium mining by March 31, if research in the area goes well. The main question is whether it is possible to separate lithium from mica. In the German part of the region, where about a third of the local reserves of this metal, is already mined. Havlícek said that "an extremely interesting and valuable resource" is also for the Czech Republic.

"That alone is not all, because the logic should proceed in such a way that CEZ should build a so-called gigafactory in the region of northern Bohemia, a region affected by coal, in the future - and this is an important news," he said. Minister, using the term used to refer to his battery factory as American manufacturer of electric cars Tesla.

Havlícek did not specify the exact amount of construction of the factory, but noted that it is a question of "units of years". CEZ will not be the only investor. Now a "set of qualified investors from the automotive industry" is being put together.

According to Minister of Industry and Trade Karel Havlicek, CEZ wants to build a lithium battery factory for cars in northern Bohemia over the next few years. It is to be one of the largest investments of its kind in Central Europe. The company wants to use lithium from the Cínovec area in the Ore Mountains together with investors from the automotive industry. Havlícek said it today when visiting Berlin.

CEZ should ga

It's a pud Eric... sounds gorge:)

My favourite is still Goldblend but could do with some Nespresso here....

We just need 'a spoonful of sugar ' with it please

As Frankie....don't know where the 'small'came from.....not that she is large.....she isn't :)

That's why I put it under that heading mrc. What you seem to continually forget is I am in the same miserable boat as you ....unfortunately ):)

A small Frankie tells us all.....play nice please..

Head office Scotland .....
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While Elon Musk was dancing serving #Tesla shorts roasted, #Ganfeng Lithium decided to go verticle & doubled its share price from September. Now we know more: #China will not cut all NEV subsidies after all. kirillklip.blogspot.com/2020/01/lets-m…

$TNR.v Royalties #MarianaLithium JV $LIT $BATT

New lithium batteries to be deployed by UK
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The UK’s Ministry of Defence will soon deploy a line of Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV), utilising an advanced lithium-ion battery developed by C4V.

The Australian lithium-ion battery manufacturer Magnis Energy Technologies, which owns 10 per cent of C4V, said that the batteries have been created using BMLMP cathode technology data projecting a battery life of 11,000 cycles based on charge retainment of 98.5 per cent at 760 cycles.

“The results of the tests conducted by our partner C4V for MARTAC, further confirms the quality of the technology available to Magnis, particularly in terms of extended battery life over 30 years through daily charge discharge cycles, plus durability in harsh environments. These benefits will be promoted in Australia and elsewhere as Magnis proceeds through the ramp up of our financing, manufacturing and supply phases,” Magnis managing director, Les Hosking, said.

American USV manufacturer MARTAC has been collaborating with American battery manufacturer C4V for two years to demonstrate the efficacy the batteries. C4V is also working on projects for electric buses, cars, planes and boats.

“Most importantly, the technical capabilities in combination with a commercially viable business model allow C4V to work closely with various OEMs to validate technology by supplying commercial size products built with a robust and qualified supply chain,” C4V president, Shailesh Upreti, said.

EVs will be cheaper than combustion vehicles in 3 years: Amitabh Kant NEW DELHI: Electric vehicles will become cheaper than combustion vehicles in three years as the price of battery packs of EVs is expected to fall by almost 51 per cent per unit, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Thursday.

Kant was speaking at the Mobility Talk Corporate Conclave at the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2020, TERI's annual flagship event being held in the capital.

"Electric vehicles will become much cheaper than combustion vehicles in three years. The price of battery packs of EVs is expected to fall to USD 76 per kilowatt hour (or unit) in three years, down from the present-day USD 156 per unit," he said.

Reaffirming the national vision towards moving to clean mobility, Kant said, given its size and scale of growth potential, Indian industry must be the biggest driver of change to make the country the centre for manufacturing EVs.

"There are two challenges to address: to ensure new form of urbanisation which is based on public transportation, and to ensure India doesn't lose out among global manufactures of tomorrow," Kant said.

Representatives from the auto industry in the session welcomed the direction given by the NITI Aayog CEO, and sought clarity on pathways and policy that the government is looking to take on EVs.

They urged the government to quickly develop a road map, whether to focus on hybrid or fully electric mobility, and policies that can promote indigenous research and development.

Casting his vote in favour of strengthening public transport, Kant said it is essential that innovative and sustainable development is backed by embedding the cities with public transportation and not by private vehicles.

He also stressed on the use of CNG-based transport for travel within cities, liquefied natural gas (LNG) for intercity, and in the long-run, a focus on hydrogen as fuel, especially for public transport.

TERI DG Ajay Mathur said there is a need to decarbonise key sectors such as road economy and in the process push a transition to 100 per cent green electricity-based mobility.

"In order to move towards a shared, connected and zero-emission world, and to realise the full benefits of EVs, it is important that the battery is charged with clean power and not fossil power, he said

And Auroch minerals
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An operational check in the depths of the access channel to Santana confirms what ancient pilots claimed more than 40 years ago: that it was possible to go around with ships from the back of the island, avoiding turning around in front of the city. The high investment in operational checking was an initiative of Pilotage of Amapá, and concluded that it is possible for Panamax class ships to enter the region.

In a critical section, the last survey was made in the 1980s. In 2011 pilotage paid for the study in accordance with the standards of the International Nautical Association, which dictates the standards for assessing access channels, and determined that the largest ship that it could pass through the municipality of Santana would be 203 meters, that is, the size of a Handysize vessel; these ships carry about 75 tons for every centimeter of immersion in the ship when it is loaded.

Since then, much has been debated with the Port Authority (CDSA) and Maritime Authority (Capitania dos Portos), who have always supported new measurements to be made, but contingency of resources have not allowed.

With the update of the survey carried out by Pilotage, it was confirmed that the channel is viable, subject to certain restrictions, for the entry of Panamax class vessels, which measures about 225 meters, and operates, instead of 75, 100 tons per every centimeter of immersion of the ship. A gain of 33% more cargo inside the ship, operating in the same draft, just with the change of class and without expenses for society.

The news adds more commercial value to navigation in the Amazon, which will attract the interest of investors. For the practical Ricardo Falcão, vice president of the International Association of Pilots and again president of the National Pilotage Council (Conapra), the survey resolves an old technical question regarding the channel's capacity, and ends the discussion because of its breadth and whether or not to maneuver large ships. He is also the executive director of the new private terminals that are being developed in Santana.

“From the limitation of ship entry of up to 203 meters, we moved to 290 meters, a gain of almost 50%. With the bidding of Companhia Docas de Santana (CDSA) and the construction of two terminals at the mouth of the Matapi River, in Anauerapucu, the economic value of waterway operations in this region considerably increases, because the port will operate without the restriction that the evolution basin imposed. It limited the size of ships. This survey

Nemaska Lithium Announces Workforce Reduction
Québec City, Québec, January 27, 2020 – Nemaska Lithium Inc. (“Nemaska Lithium” or the “Corporation”) announces a further reduction, today, of its workforce in connection with the ongoing process under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) and its work aimed at formalizing an eventual plan of arrangement acceptable to its creditors and the Court.
The 29-employee layoff is the result of a review of the essential activities that the Corporation must carry out to ensure the development of the Whabouchi project, while preserving its cash in anticipation of the examination of available alternatives, including any refinancing to allow an orderly resumption of the project. Once the downsizing is completed, little over 30 employees will remain at the Corporation’s employ.
“It is with great sadness that we must let go our colleagues. Their hard work over the years, sometimes under challenging circumstances, allowed us to advance the Whabouchi project to the maximum while awaiting the required financing to complete it. I would like to sincerely thank them for their important contribution,” said Guy Bourassa, president and chief executive officer. “This difficult decision was inevitable at this point. We are offering all the support and guidance to the employees that are leaving us, and which may help them towards their next steps. We sincerely hope to have the privilege to welcome back many of them once we are able to resume the project."
More information regarding the Corporation’s situation, decisions or actions will continue to be provided on an ongoing basis, as required by applicable law or as may be determined by the Corporation or the Court. You can also refer to the Monitor’s website for more information on the CCAA procedures at https://www.pwc.com/ca/en/services/insolvency-assignments/nemaska- lithium-inc.html.